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ISM Data Rocking Bond Yields Higher After Jobs Data (TLT, TBT)

Posted: February 3, 2012 at 10:14 am

The Institute for Supply Management has issued its reading for January non-manufacturing and the data is strong.  Very strong.  At 56.8, this is the best reading in almost a ...
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2012 Outlook For EMS Sector Upside (BHE, CLS, FLEX, JBL, SANM, AAPL)

Posted: January 11, 2012 at 8:20 am

Most electronics manufacturing services outfits, EMS companies, have recovered handily from the lowest points in November, but most of these remain significantly off of their highs over the last year.  ...
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The 17 Most Important IPOs To Watch In 2012

Posted: January 6, 2012 at 10:04 am

The initial public offering market  in 2012 is likely to be much stronger than many anticipate. Despite the lingering uncertainty and the underperformance of many popular IPOs in 2011, this ...
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CSC Contract Woes… Is Dividend Now At Risk? (CSC)

Posted: December 27, 2011 at 10:36 am

If you ever run a "value screen" in the world of stock strategies, Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC) shows up all the time as a "cheap tech stock."  Unfortunately, this ...
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United Rentals, From Failed Private Equity Buyout To Acquirer (URI, RRR)

Posted: December 16, 2011 at 6:21 am

United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) is a leftover public company from the wave of failed private equity buyouts (of Cerberus) right before the recession took hold.  As far as infrastructure building ...
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My Problem With The Angie’s List IPO (ANGI)

Posted: November 17, 2011 at 10:30 am

Angie’s List Inc. (NASDAQ: ANGI) is entering the world of public companies and the initial public offering raised $114 million.  This is a consumer review website and it claims to have over ...
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The End of MF Global (MF, CME, ICE)

Posted: October 31, 2011 at 9:51 am

MF Global Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: MF) has been halted pending news this Monday.  Workers may be allowed into the offices, but the firm is being cut off from transacting business. ...
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Alter Ego Alert: H&R Block With Wal-Mart (HRB, WMT, INTU)

Posted: October 31, 2011 at 9:03 am

H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE: HRB) comes under fire from time to time, and this morning may be an image-changing announcement.  The tax preparation service provider is going to start providing ...
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Does MF Global Get To Survive On Its Own? (MF, BCS, GS, JPM, C)

Posted: October 28, 2011 at 7:38 am

To say that MF Global Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: MF) is in trouble might be the understatement of the year.  The commodities and derivatives broker has reportedly been caught on the ...
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Business is Good for IT Outsourcers (INFY, WIT, IBM, CSC, CTSH, ACN)

Posted: October 12, 2011 at 12:32 pm

India's Infosys Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: INFY) reported second-quarter earnings today, and EPS came in more than 10% higher than in the same period a year ago. The company also lowered ...
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Peer-to-Peer Lending: Opportunity for Investors & Borrowers Alike

Posted: October 11, 2011 at 1:01 pm

There are two financial issues in America that have been developing simultaneously: many borrowers have been locked out from the ability to access capital, and investors can no longer rely on bonds ...
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BofA CEO Defense of Debit Card Fees: Logical Argument, Awful Delivery (BAC, C, WFC, JPM)

Posted: October 6, 2011 at 10:39 am

At times it seems that highly paid CEOs live in another universe that is barely related to the world the rest of us inhabit. And the CEOs of the largest ...
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E.U. Financial Transaction Tax: Stupid Idea From Stupid Leadership

Posted: September 28, 2011 at 10:27 am

If you can count on the Europeans to invent one thing, it is the invention of taxation.  The latest effort by the European Commission is one that is just baffling if ...
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The Most Mispriced IPOs of 2011 (ARCO, WIFI, DMD, EPOC, FSL, FFN, HCA, KIPS, LNKD, NQ, P, RENN, SKUL, FPX, IPOSX, TEA, CARB)

Posted: September 22, 2011 at 11:30 am

Everyone, or most everyone, loves initial public offerings and the allure of great gains on the great growth engines of the next decade.  Sometimes things just don't work out as ...
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Running Out of Room to Store Gold Supplies (BCS, DB, JPM, BCO, GLD, IAU, HBC)

Posted: September 21, 2011 at 12:50 pm

Demand for gold as a safe haven has driven demand for more places to store that gold. And it's getting harder more difficult to find that storage, resulting in a ...
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